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I dont think you will be disappointed by it. For me the album is better now than at any time previously. I will be in the same position in a few months time, to buy or not to buy.....Ultravox - 'U-Vox'.

I promise to try very hard to exercise restraint if the old urge threatens to get the best of me!

While I'm still not keen on the album itself, I am quite enjoying "Magic" (all a bit Duran Duran) and the different version of "To Be With You" - this is almost a different song to the one we heard on Metamatic last year. "And the Sky" reminded me of something Bowie would have churned out around the same time.

"Spin Away" is too cheesy 80s for me I'm afraid!

Have to agree with your thought on the D.D. similarity Alex S, (which for me is probably why it’s a no, no).

Sometimes when I used to hear the word ‘Magic’ I would instantly think of magician Paul Daniels going: "You'll like this. Not a lot, but you'll like it…”

Now after my encounter with remastered IMW, when I hear that word I keep getting an image of John going: "Magieek, Magieek, Wah Haaaaa..." “HURGH!”

..."It's a kind of magic"...


*snickers*


:p

If only…

and after Alex S posting this morning, I just can’t get it out of my head now, it’s torturously catchy! Damn you God’s of Synth-Funk, "Wah Haaaaa..."

Actually I just realised that John's vocal on "Magic" is quite Peter Gabriel-esque!

These three tracks certainly didn't fit in with the rest of the album - maybe this was the kind of direction John's music almost headed off into...

Interesting. Its about the same for me, but then ive been listening to Peter since '78 so i tend to hear him in lots of artist works.

I've been listening to Peter since 1993, but rarely hear his influence. John's vocal can be quite similar at times, but I think that's purely coincidence.

I've often wondered if John is a fan of Gabriel. Both pioneers in their own ways.

I don't know which among us are the most serious 'collectors' but there is a copy of the 1985 original cassette release of this on eBay at the moment

And off topic but relevant, the same seller has similar for Metamatic and The Garden